Okay, now... Krieg_apocalypse, let me explain why your band was blacklisted/rejected. Yes, it's noisy, fuzz-riddled raw black metal. But it's actually SO damn raw, the guitar tone is completely inaudible. There's nothing to distinguish that thin, droning trickle of (what I assume was) a guitar from, say, any other instrument. Barring the useless intro and "outro", we have four tracks of music to judge this project on. The first two songs were a mess, and the "riffs" - if there were any, resembled less of a guitar tone and more like a phone recording of somebody playing an accordion on the other end. The second two tracks were more acceptable (obviously because they were of a proper mix), but even those were pretty damn borderline. And weighing in all four tracks, well, sorry, but it leans too strongly in the noise spectrum. Way too strongly.

We can forgive poor recording quality, but come on dude, this is seriously pushing your luck:

Ok I see now why did you reject the band Incestus.Here's the old youtube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/BornDeadOfficial . I've changed the name of the band recently and deleted most of the profiles.The demo has no physical release it's all uploaded in youtube, facebook etc. I'll make it available for download again later today.Thank you!

It's Because The Band Is Shoegaze Black Metal Genre. This Genre is known for having an atmosphere softer and darker based in black metal riffs. The whole songs of that genre have not to be harsh all time, so it has changes in tempo and chords. I put above examples about other bands that make music similar and are in the database. This genre is new and less known by metal listeners but definitely i'm sure that Toxocracia deserves a place in metal archives to share music and information with people around the world and not only in the local scene.

Greetings.

I will put below some examples of Shoegaze Black Metal bands that are known and are registered here... Enjoy!

Hello, I still haven't gotten a reply from any moderators over Vorvadoss, they were rejected for being experimental hardcore but their songs are composed of mostly doom and black metal riffs.Here is one song that is on the demo I ownhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bppvENh ... ata_player

"Official Distribution: The album must be available through an official and/or permanent (as "permanent" as Internet sites go, anyway) channel. This means sending us a link to a Mediafire-hosted .rar file is not good enough (could be faked too easily). You must show us where this album is hosted (such as a band's official site, a serious digital distributor, etc.) Note, this does not mean free albums are excluded.Quality Download: No streaming-only (such as on MySpace or YouTube); the digital album must be available as a full high-quality download, preferably in lossless format.Length of material: The album must be a full-length. There is no hard-defined cut-off, as that would be arbitrary: a good guideline, however, would be roughly 30 minutes of original material. This is to avoid the kind of bands that have a lazy "promo single", or a "3 song EP", of which 2 are covers, for instance. Expect moderator discretion for evaluating this. An EP may be accepted depending on the situation. Two EPs are better than one, for sure.Fixed tracklist: The album must have a fixed tracklisting. An assorted bunch of songs posted every now and then on ReverbNation is not an "EP" or a "demo". Another song posted later is not "demo 2". And so on.Final mix: No rehearsals, raw promos, rough mixes of any kinds are accepted for digital releases. Only finished, professional albums.Cover art: The album should ideally have a cover art, since it serves as a visual identifier for a collection of songs and can be used for making a DIY physical release, should the buyer want the songs on a CD for his/her personal collection. If the digital release has a fully defined cover (and preferably not just a logo on a white background), it will go a long way into making it more serious. Liner notes and inserts are even better."

I am waiting for a reply. As soon as I get a positive answer (if I get) I'll resubmit the band(s) right away.Thanks for reading it and the amazing website.

i cant add "A Thousand Years of Plagues" from Rosario, Argentina because is Backlisted, the band is a Technical Deathcore wich released new album called "Daemon" this year, on 4 months they release the physical album with Record Label "Spectral Blasphemy" (My own Label) here is the proof who they release the album and one video from their songs..

Based on the two songs you've posted, they are definitely, 100% more on the core side than the death side. The blacklist says as such and I, as the resident deathcore judge, support the decision entirely.

Hey guys, Súl ad Astral was rejected because the cd release is dated the 3rd of March, I made an error with the release date as it was orginally released as a digital album on the 20th of May 2012 via bandcamp. This can also be verified in the bio section of their facebook. Can I re-submit?

Pest productions will be shipping the pre-orders of the cd release on the 3rd of March. Apologies for entering wrong release date.

... asit was orginally released as a digital album on the 20th of May 2012 via bandcamp. This can also be verified in the bio section of their facebook. Can I re-submit?

Nope, the tracks that're currently on Bandcamp are for streaming only. None of them are downloadable, so it doesn't apply for VR. Sorry mate.

Don't bother re-submitting until the March 3rd. I submitted as well because I thought Pest was going to release today (as their Bandcamp says), but their site has it pushed back to March 3rd, so I was told to wait until then. Seems a bit silly to me, it's only in three days, or the request could have stayed pending for another three days and then accepted. Ah well. The Pest Productions release is the official version, which has been mastered, btw: http://pestproductions.bandcamp.com/album/s-l-ad-astral

Submitted M.D.F.L earlier, "Powerviolence... does not belong on Encyclopaedia Metallum" is the response I got. I feel although grindcore, we definitely err more on the metal side, with even less hardcore influence than a band like Napalm Death. The riffs are obviously thrash influenced. I didn't think "powerviolence" was a clearly defined entity.

[url]mxdxfxlx.bandcamp.com[/url] listen for samples - the drumming are guitar playing are very clearly metal.Thanks.

Seems a bit silly to me, it's only in three days, or the request could have stayed pending for another three days and then accepted.

Yeah, sorry mate, but the rules are quite strict on this one. It's also not fair to keep a band in the queue for days beforehand either, as many users would be using this opportunity to "park" their drafts before other users. E.g., a well-known band is about to release an album on a known date, and there's about 5-6 trigger-itchy users waiting to get their submission in first. So yeah, sorry, rules are rules.

Mike_Combs wrote:

Submitted M.D.F.L earlier, "Powerviolence... does not belong on Encyclopaedia Metallum" is the response I got. I feel although grindcore, we definitely err more on the metal side, with even less hardcore influence than a band like Napalm Death. The riffs are obviously thrash influenced. I didn't think "powerviolence" was a clearly defined entity.

Mate, take it from the mod that loves grindcore the most ... this is punk-based grindcore, sorry.

Blacklist note says 'modern rock'...Based on the one track I heard on their website, I'd consider it 'modern hard rock'. Definitely not hardcore, but it sounds like they are more in the territory of alternative, groovy, modernized hard rock. Either way, it has to get more metal than that track to get accepted. So, if there are any predominantly metal tracks on their cd, can you please link to them?

I created a band profile, Dalia Nera, but a moderator, Alhadis, send me this message:

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Yeah, going by the song sample that's on MySpace, this doesn't sound metal at all, sorry... are the other tracks on the CD any better? If so, please give us enough samples so we can get the gist of what the whole record sounds like... 3-5 more tracks would be great, thanks...

Is the band Ides of Gemini metal enough for the Archives? I have not tried to submit them yet. Sorta gothic, sorta post-metal. You can listen to their first EP here and they have a full-length out as well called Constantinople.

Is the band Ides of Gemini metal enough for the Archives? I have not tried to submit them yet. Sorta gothic, sorta post-metal. You can listen to their first EP here and they have a full-length out as well called Constantinople.

Don't want to go through the trouble of submitting them yet because I think there's a 50/50 chance they'll be rejected. Metal or not, they're fantastic.

This isn't what the thread is for, holmes. We have a lot of work to do with bands already submitted, we're not going to go out of our way to give a preliminary assessment. If you think they're probably not metal, then I'd refrain from submitting in the first place, but if you think they are, then go for it. You'll find out when we get to it.

Has any moderator listened to Vorvadoss yet? They were rejected for being Experimental Hardcore but they play Doom/Black with experimental hardcore influences. The Doom and Black Metal is what makes up their songs. I can upload their demo to Mediafire if necessary, it's only two songs though. I am currently trying to get to hold of Wyatt from Steel Bearing Hand to get the live album that was released after the demo.

Also is there a thread were people can ask about bands that haven't been submitted yet to ask if a band is metal enough to be submitted? Because I was debating about asking here but I know this thread isn't for that

I only say experimental because ambience they give off is hard to define but it still is Doom/Black/Hardcore Punk.I saw then live a few years ago and they only had that two songs demo I put up on the submission draft.